Nellikai (goose berry, amla) pickle

Ingredients:

Nellikai (amla) -1/4 kg

Turmeric powder -2 tsps

Red chilly powder -6-7 tsps

Salt - as required

Oil - as required to cover the pickle

Mustard seeds -2 tsps

Methi seeds (fenugreek) -1 1/2 tsps

Method:

Wash the nellikais (amla) and cut into tiny lengthy pieces.

Now roast and cook till soft the amla in little oil

Now remove the amla from fire and put it in a vessel and put turmeric powder,chilly powder,salt and methi powder and mix thoroughly. (dry roast the methi seeds and powder)

Now pour sufficient oil in the kadai fit to cover the amlas and add mustard seeds and hing.

When the mustard seed splutters put off the gas

When the oil is lukewarm, pour it on top of the amla which is covered with masala.

Now mix thoroughly.

The amla pickle is ready for consumption.